Tag: science
member name: Craig Olson
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December 13, 2009 08:07 AM EST --
Introduction
We can learn a lot from the history of science. New ideas are not always greeted with enthusiasm. This happened with Galileo and it happened with Darwin. It did not happen . . .
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April 19, 2008 10:40 AM EDT --
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There has been a great deal of research on schizophrenia. Some of it dates back to the time it was called "dementia praecox". One approach, used by Hoffer & . . .
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December 10, 2009 10:58 AM EST --
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Some neurological drugs are used in psychiatry even though they were approved for conditions such as epilepsy. An example of this is Gabapentin, also called Neurontin.
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April 14, 2006 08:32 AM EDT --
Milk is a sacred cow, and eggs have also been sacred cows. Both have cholesterol, particularly the eggs. Once the avian flu reaches the US, eggs may become even more of a health problem. Milk . . .
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April 25, 2006 02:45 PM EDT --
Linus Pauling went to Oregon State University. He was possibly the most famous alumnus of the college.
Pauling wanted to be a scientist because he wanted to "understand the . . .
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October 05, 2006 01:25 PM EDT --
Shown here is a drawing of Steinitz, who was World Champion for 3 decades. He lost to Lasker.
The diagram . . .
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October 05, 2006 01:55 PM EDT --
This 1906 Swedish stamp homors Ramon Cajal (right) and Camillo Golgi (center). The figure on the left is probably the winner of a different prize. Cajal & Golgi won the prize for . . .
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October 30, 2006 02:36 PM EST --
Dr, Abram Hoffer is in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He started his career in Saskatchewan. Osmond started in England. He moved to Canada and later to the US. Osmond is now deceased, unfortunately. . . .
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February 06, 2007 09:18 AM EST --
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Neuropathology has a long and rich history. In the 19th century some brilliant scientists made names for themselves including Virchow, Alzheimer, Nissl, Kraepelin, Meynert, and many . . .
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August 20, 2007 02:54 PM EDT --
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The symptoms of hypoglycemia include dizziness, lightheadedness, irritation, anger, anxiety, fatigued, aches, cravings for sugar or simple starches (cakes, croissants, colas, fries, . . .
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April 15, 2006 12:04 PM EDT --
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In 1992 Tamminga et al reported a PET study with FDG, an analog of glucose. This study showed reduced glucose metabolism in schizophrenia in the parahippocampal gyrus. Dr. Carol Tamminga . . .
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July 24, 2006 10:47 AM EDT --
Due to the fact that Halloween is coming up, I have decided to do some horror and science fiction collages.
Call the exterminator! This movie starred a young Joan Collins.
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February 02, 2008 11:44 AM EST --
Introduction
Psychology is the science of behavior. The science of normal behavior was studied extensively by Wilhelm Wundt of Germany. He wrote many versions of a text called Physiological . . .
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April 27, 2006 11:21 AM EDT --
This book is by Dr. E. Fuller Torrey and Dr. Michael Knable. They start from Philippe Pinel, who wrote "A Treatise on Insanity" in 1806.
Mania can be caused by street drugs, including . . .
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October 03, 2006 09:20 AM EDT --
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November 23, 2007 02:04 PM EST --
Introduction
In 1968 Linus Pauling introduced orthomolecular medicine. At the time he was interested mostly in vitamin C, a substance found mostly in plant foods. He favored the right amounts . . .
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December 12, 2009 09:39 AM EST --
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What causes suicide? Drugs? Guns? Ref. 1 has implicated drugs.
"On January 31, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration issued an alert regarding increased risk of suicidal thoughts . . .
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April 15, 2006 12:00 PM EDT --
Maurice Dide was a psychiatrist who was born in 1873 and died in 1944. Dide was born in Paris. Dide studied schizophrenia, which was then called "dementia praecox". He reported anatomic . . .
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December 12, 2009 09:22 AM EST --
Introduction
These images are in the public domain. They were made by the government. There is some duplication here, but I felt that the topic was so important that a bit of duplication . . .
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December 11, 2009 04:14 PM EST --
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The images shown here are in the public domain. I have tried to use mostly images that I have not published before. If people like this, I may do a slide show on the swine flu. . . .
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